Opinion: Let's make a big deal in Washington

Wednesday, November 12, 2008  

"“Do you want what’s in the box or what’s behind door number three?”

That was the question put to contestants on the classic game show “Let’s Make A Deal.”

Near the end of each show, the host asked those who had already played if they wanted to keep what they had, or risk their cash and merchandise for a chance to choose whatever was behind one of three mystery doors.

While some lucky contestants found they had traded their cash for a new car, more often than not it turned out to be a goat.

Gov. Christine Gregoire played a similar game with the Spokane Tribe over the issue of gambling.

She could have kept the status quo between the tribe and the state.

She could have pressed to bring the Spokane Tribe into compliance with state law, agreeing to give them a similar level of gambling as other tribes.

But Gregoire chose the worst of all options, door number 3 — the largest expansion of gambling in state history."

Get the Story:
State Sen. Jim Honeyford: Gregoire’s deals with tribes just keep happening (The Port Orchard Independent 11/12)=